Category: Tri-Town News
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Pup pleases pupils with weekly visits
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Pupils at the New Egypt Primary School, Plumsted, have made friends with Kelty, a 4-year-old golden retriever who is part of an animal-assisted therapy program for specialneeds children. PLUMSTED — A pilot program that uses a 4-year-old golden retriever is being tested to determine if animal-assisted therapy will benefit special-needs…
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JTMUA gets go-ahead for water tank
Facility will be built on land at Jackson Liberty High School BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Jackson Planning Board has approved the construction of a water tank on property at Jackson Liberty High School, North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. The Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority (JTMUA) will build the tank on the 0.6-acre parcel…
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Four Seasons residents get in the walking mood
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Residents of the Four Seasons at Metedeconk Lakes adult community in Jackson take to the streets of their development on Oct. 5 for a fundraising walk to fight breast cancer. JACKSON — Residents of the Four Seasons at Metedeconk Lakes adult community put on their walking shoes on…
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Supt. seeks to end issue with apology for diploma
Board’s attorney says only state commissioner can fire FRHSD leader BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The situation involving doctoral degrees received by administrators from a discredited online institution is over, according to Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education members and attorneys. Superintendent of Schools James Wasser apologized to those present at the board’s…
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Scout puts focus on homeless veterans
BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent KRYN P. WESTHOVEN, NJ-DMAVA PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Reith, the adjutant general of the New Jersey National Guard, presents a framed letter and a Commander’s Coin to Alexandra Murdocca, of Jackson, who recently assisted homeless veterans as part of an effort to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award.…
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Gridders lend a hand in Newark
Jackson Liberty student-athletes help to build Habitat homes BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Representatives of the Jackson Liberty High School football program traveled to Newark on Oct. 2 to lend assistance to a home building program being undertaken in the Essex County city by Habitat for Humanity, which builds affordable houses for working families. When…
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Board revises tuition reimbursement code
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Arevised policy adding extra criteria for employees of the Freehold Regional High School District in order to receive tuition reimbursement was approved by the Board of Education at its Oct. 6 meeting at Howell High School. Board members Patricia Horvath, Ronald Lawson, Bunny Hammer, Tom Caiazza and Kathie Lavin voted…
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Fire damages apartments
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Firefighters aim a stream of water into the window of an apartment at the Regency Club, Jackson, where an Oct. 13 fire forced residents from their homes. JACKSON — A fire that engulfed at least three apartments in Building No. 12 of the Regency Club on South New…
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Questions linger over environmental issues
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Environmental concerns were part of the discussion as the Planning Board continued to hear testimony on an application submitted by Gelori LLC to construct a 16,000-square-foot retail building. The building is proposed for a site on the north side of West Veterans Highway (Route 528), east of Hawkin…
